What color is #84917F?

#84917F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84917F?

The RGB value is 132, 145, 127: 132 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84917F?

The complementary color is #8C7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84917F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84917F color

#84917F rgb(132, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84917F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (132, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#84917F color codes

HEX	`#84917F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -8.23, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 11.46, 135.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.471, 26.688, 23.989)`
Decimal	`8687999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84917F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #84917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84917F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #84917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84917f; }
.text { color: #84917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84917f, #7f9183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #84917F?: #84917F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84917F?: The RGB value is 132, 145, 127: 132 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84917F?: The complementary color is #8C7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84917F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.